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What Is a "Turing Complete" Language?
A language that can be used for Turing Calculus
A language that can solve any problem that a computer can solve
A language that is not ambigious
Alan Turing's secret language
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Which of the following is a characteristic of low-level languages?
They are used for web development
They are closer to machine code
They are platform-independent
They are easier to read and write
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Identify the right term for program that translates a high-level language into machine code
compiler
interpreter
translator
IDE
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Low level languages...
are more technical and involve commands that allow data transfer RAM-CPU
are less technical
have English Like statements
have a simple syntax
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What is a programming paradigm?
A compiler optimization level
A formal specification language
A library of pre-written code
A set of guiding principles that shapes our approach
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What is a low-level programming language?
A language that is closer to machine code
A language that is closer to human languages
A language used for database management
A language used for web development
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Low-level languages are generally:
Platform-independent
Used for web development
More portable across different platforms
Less portable across different platforms
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High-level languages are generally:
More abstract and easier to use
More complex and harder to use
Specific to a particular type of hardware
Used for writing device drivers
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High-level languages are typically:
Easier to debug
Harder to debug
Used for writing firmware
Specific to a particular type of hardware
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Which of the following is a characteristic of a compiled language?
Code is used for markup
Code is used for scripting
Code is translated into machine code/object code before execution
Code is executed line by line
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Low-level languages are generally:
Used for web development
Platform-independent
Platform-dependent
More abstract and easier to use
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What is a mnemonic?
A debugging tool
An abbreviation of operations
A type of error
A programming language
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Which of the following is a disadvantage of high-level languages?
They are harder to read and write
They are used for writing firmware
They are specific to a particular type of hardware
They can be less efficient in terms of performance
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Low level languages
Changes the hardware to machine language
Can directly manipulates the hardware of the computer
All of the answers
Compiles to higher level language
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What is a procedural programming language?
A language used for system programming
A language that is close to machine code
A language that uses procedures or routines
A language that is difficult to understand
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High-level languages are often used for:
Application development
Writing device drivers
Programming embedded systems
Writing firmware
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What is an object-oriented programming language?
A language that uses objects and classes
A language that is close to machine code
A language that is difficult to understand
A language used for system programming
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What is a imperative high level language
A language which codes it self
A language which closely resembles machine code
A programing language which the user thinks in algorithms
A language where commands are written/perform a sequence of steps
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What is the relationship between Assembly Language and Machine Code
1 to many
1 to 1
many to one
many to many
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Low-level languages are typically:
Easier to debug
Platform-independent
Used for web development
Harder to debug
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Which of the following is an example of a high-level programming language?
Assembly language
Python
Machine code
Binary code
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What is a high-level programming language?
A language that is closer to human languages
A language used for system programming
A language used for scripting
A language that is closer to machine code
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What is an interpreted language?
A language that is used for database management
A language that is compiled into machine code
A language that is used for web development
A language that is executed line by line
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What type of language is shown on screen?
Assembly Code
High Level Imperative Code
Declarative Code
Machine Code
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Which of the following is a characteristic of high-level languages?
They are harder to debug
They are easier to read and write
They are used for writing firmware
They are specific to a particular type of hardware
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Low level languages are called 'low-level' because...
Their instructions map directly to processor instructions.
They are complex.
They use a low level of power and memory when compiling.
They are simple.
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What type of language is shown on screen?
Declarative Code
High Level Imperative Code
Machine Code
Assembly Code
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High-level languages are generally:
Less portable across different platforms
Used for writing firmware
More portable across different platforms
Specific to a particular type of hardware
